Himachal cabinet relaxes admission norms to engineering courses
byCabinet decisions: B.Tech admission norms relaxed, To invite fresh bids to 960 MW Jangi Thopan project. Letter of Intent for Hamirpur medical college cancelled
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IIT Mumbai, Roorkee willing to pitch in for Uttarakhand rehabilitation
byDehradun : Though incessant rains that have been lashing Uttarakhand since June in the aftermath of the Kedarnath tragedy and showing no signs of…
Supreme Court rubbishes MCI’s common medical test notification
byNew Delhi: The Supreme a little while ago set aside a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification mandating common National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) both…
Peoples conclave for no dams, hydro projects in Kinnaur Himalayas
byShimla: Still counting the losses from one of heaviest rains in history recorded in higher zones of Kinnaur in June, a people’s conclave has…
Rajasthan village in Udaipur district shows unique way to save water!
byJaipur: A village in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has decided to slap a fine of Rs.500 on anyone found wasting drinking water. The decision has been…
Sea levels may rise with global warming
byWashington: Sea levels may rise by about 2.3 meters for each degree celsius of global warming within the next 2,000 years, an international team of…
When it Rains……….
byIn the mists that shroud the hills for days on end, tiny droplets slither down the fine needles of chir-pine crowns, form a drop…
Mad rage percentage education
byTravelling in a train recently, I found myself staring at a Punjabi family with three kids sitting all around me. As expected, the woman…
FRI experts to examine Mahabodhi tree for any damage
byDehra Dun : A team of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) here will be reaching Bodh Gaya to carry out inspection of Mahabodhi tree…
The Uttarkhand Apocalypse: is Himachal next?
byHimachal has been incredibly lucky. Every ingredient of the Uttarkhand disaster, bar one, was (and is still) present in the Himachal context – rampant,…